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hero member
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October 07, 2010, 07:54:58 AM
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Performance shouldn't be measured in multiplies of the CryptoPP miner. Maybe you could give hashrate examples for typical CPUs.
Well the problem is that there is no typical CPU, or typical GPU for that matter. So you'd have to write down exactly your configuration and test that same configuration against all miners. I was thinking more in terms of list the requirements, and then what you usually get when fulfilling the requirements. It's not meant to be precise, it's just indicative of where users can go with certain miners. If results then vary +/- 10% the user wont care.
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It's a wrapper around the Main client, not a miner flavor.
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Looks like the patch by puddinpop, I have no viable benchmarks on this one.
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I'm quite interested in this one, would like someone with a good GPU posting some benchmarks.
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This is the main thread I took the idea from, but except puddinpop's code, it's all just generic talk.
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Help the little ol CUDA developer:http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1324.0
These are improvements to code that exists elsewhere
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Again just a fundraiser for puddinpop's code.
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This one I actually didn't know yet Smiley
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Prehistoric thread on how to build the main client on Mac.

Anyway the wiki is open, feel free to add anything important Smiley

Oh and since I don't have a GPU in my notebook (not one I could use anyway) I'd be especially interested in benchmarks of the CUDA and openCL miners, since I can't provide them myself.
legendary
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October 07, 2010, 06:36:49 AM
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Java Bitcoin Client: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/java-bitcoin-client-1382
CUDA Client on ArchLinux - the easy way: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cuda-client-on-archlinux-the-easy-way-1336
OpenCL miner for the masses: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/python-opencl-bitcoin-miner-1334
Generating Bitcoins with your video card (OpenCL/CUDA): https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/generating-bitcoins-with-your-video-card-openclcuda-133
Help the little ol CUDA developer:https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/help-the-little-ol-cuda-developer-1324
CUDA Donation Thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cuda-donation-thread-1039
A slightly more open approach to bitcoin on the GPU: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/a-slightly-more-open-approach-to-bitcoin-on-the-gpu-1009
Mac OS X full build instructions and updated binary package: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mac-os-x-full-build-instructions-and-updated-binary-package-124

Just a few threads, that you should have read, if you want to complete your bitcoin miner wiki site.
sr. member
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October 06, 2010, 01:21:10 PM
#2
Performance shouldn't be measured in multiplies of the CryptoPP miner. Maybe you could give hashrate examples for typical CPUs.
hero member
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October 06, 2010, 01:08:31 PM
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Since I myself am losing the oversight on the various miners that are currently available or in use I started a wiki page that might introduce users to alternative miners: http://www.bitcoin.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bitcoin_miners
It would also allow us to collect some real world comparisons about how they perform against each other Cheesy

Feel free to add yours  Roll Eyes
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